ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38365
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| Date: | Friday 16 November 1984 |
| Time: | 20:42 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-236 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N2831Y |
| MSN: | 28-7911195 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 604 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-540-53A5D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Atlantic City, NJ -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Farmingdale, NY (FRG) |
| Atlantic City, NJ (AIY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO ANOTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. THE PILOT EXTENDED THE DOWNLEG LEG LEG. DURING THE TURN TO ALIGN THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE RUNWAY THE PILOT SUFFERED A DISABLING HEART ATTACK. UNABLE TO RECOVER THE AIRCRAFT FROM ITS DESCENT IT ENTERED THE WATER AT A NOSE DOWN ANGLE OF APPROXIMATELY 80 DEGREES.
On board this aircraft was the mother of Mike Portnoy who was killed in the accident.
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X41658
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 17-Nov-2022 13:40 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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